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1950 Ferrari 166 Inter

Chassis no. 0049/S 0070/S
Engine no. 0049S
Coachbuilder Ghia
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1950
Manufacturing
1950
Chassis no. 0049/s 0070/s
Manufacturer: GILCO
1950
Engine no. 0049s
Manufacturer: FERRARI S.P.A (IT)
Note: Colombo 60° V-type
1950
Body
Coachbuilder: Ghia
Type: Fastback coupe
Colour: White
1950
Interior
Material: Leather
Seats: White
1950
Owner: Unknown
Note: Inico Bernabei was the dealer.
1950
Record: Studio Photos.
From 1950
to 1960
Owner: Jazzetta (IT)
From 1st April 1951
to 2nd April 1951
Event: XI Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia
Locality: Palermo (IT)
Number: #413
Driver: Pucci Antonio (IT)
From 1960
to 1965
Owner: R. Costa (US)
From 1965
to 1970
Owner: Stanley Nowak (US)
Famous owner: American author, historian, and Ferrari enthusiast whose early documentation efforts helped shape the foundation of modern Ferrari collecting.
From 1970
to 1975
Owner: Ed Bond (US)
1970
Body update
Coachbuilder: Ghia
Type: Fastback coupe
Note: Front part of the body modified between 1970 and 1976 with a simpler and low, wide, sporting oval grille.
1973
Bibliography: Unknown author, Ferrari The Sports And Gran Turismo Cars , Bond - Parkhurst Book, n.p. 1973
From 1975
to 1985
Owner: Ronald Walden (US)
1975
Engine update no. tbd
Manufacturer: FERRARI SPA (IT)
Note: Supposed from a 250 GT Boano
From 1980
to 1985
Owner: Ron Pinto (US)
Note: California-based Ferrari enthusiast and collector
1981
Bibliography: Thompson Jonathan, Ferrari Album Vol.1 , The Color Market, n.p. 1981
1984
Bibliography: Rogliatti Gianni, Ferrari Tipo 166 , Libreria Dell'automobile Di Nada Giacomo & C. Snc, n.p. 1984
From 1985
to 2010
Owner: Charles Betz (US)
Note: Charles Betz and Fred Peters, co-owners, were Ferrari collectors and restorers; both had academic backgrounds, Betz as a professor at Cerritos College and Peters, at Fullerton College.
1990
Bibliography: Costantino Augusto, Ferrari Catalogue Raisonné Opera Omnia Vol.2 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
1990
Bibliography: Costantino Augusto, Ferrari Catalogue Raisonné Opera Omnia Vol.3 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
1990
Engine update no. 0049s
Manufacturer: FERRARI S.P.A (IT)
Note: Colombo 60° V-type
1990
Body update
Coachbuilder: Mike Sheehan
Type: Sport and Barchetta
Colour: White
Note: Mike Sheehan’s employee Ron Barker shortened the chassis to “166 MM specs”, then fitting a new “Touring Barchetta” replica body, using chassis no. 0044/M as a pattern. Some of the metalwork was carried out by Steve Beckman’s Metal Works in Costa Mesa.
1990
Interior update
Material: Leather
Seats: Blue
1991
Bibliography: Moretti Valerio, Ghia , Automobilia, n.p. 1991
1996
Bibliography: Fondi Pino, Il Mitico Giro Di Sicilia , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 1996
From 31st May 2001
to 2nd June 2001
Event: FCA Annual Meet
Locality: Dallas (US)
Driver: Charles Betz (US)
17th August 2001
Event: Concorso Italiano
Locality: Monterey (US)
Driver: Charles Betz (US)
Co-Driver: Brooke Betz (US)
23rd May 2002
Event: FCA National Concours
Locality: Los Angeles (US)
Category / Group: 1
Driver: Fred Peters
Co-Driver: Charles Betz (US)
Results / Prizes: Display
February 2006
Bibliography: Anselmi Angelo Tito, Making A Difference Vol.1 , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2006
2007
Bibliography: Acerbi L., 1947 - 2007: Ferrari 60 , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2007
10th January 2007
Record: Chassis number photos.
9th October 2007
Event: Concours d'Elegance Newport Beach Strawberry Farm.
Locality: Newport Beach (US)
11th August 2008
Event: Concours on the Avenue
Locality: Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Category / Group: Continental Cup
Driver: Charles Betz (US)
Co-Driver: Fred Peters
2009
Record: Body modified with a design derived from the 0044M, in Touring Barchetta style.
From 2010
to currently
Owner: Private collection
14th August 2010
Event: Gooding & Co Monterey Auction
Locality: Monterey (US)
Note: Lot n.51; Estimate Value Dollars; Estimate Value Country US; Estimate $750,000-$1,000,000; Sold $753,500. Estimate included buyer's premium.
October 2011
Record: Body purchased together with the car at auction.
October 2011
Restoration: Car photos.
18th August 2016
Event: Rick Cole Auction Monterey
Locality: Monterey (US)
Note: Not Sold.
2024
Body update
Coachbuilder: Ghia
Type: Fastback coupe
2024
Interior update
Material: Leather
Seats: White
12th February 2024
Restoration: Car photos.
2028
Bibliography: Binelli Sandro, Giro Di Sicilia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces S.r.l., Genova 2026
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